Psaume 96:1-8

1 Chantez à l'Eternel un cantique nouveau! Chantez à l'Eternel, vous tous, habitants de la terre!

2 Chantez à l'Eternel, bénissez son nom, Annoncez de jour en jour son salut!

3 Racontez parmi les nations sa gloire, Parmi tous les peuples ses merveilles!

4 Car l'Eternel est grand et très digne de louange, Il est redoutable par-dessus tous les dieux;

5 Car tous les dieux des peuples sont des idoles, Et l'Eternel a fait les cieux.

6 La splendeur et la magnificence sont devant sa face, La gloire et la majesté sont dans son sanctuaire.

7 Familles des peuples, rendez à l'Eternel, Rendez à l'Eternel gloire et honneur!

8 Rendez à l'Eternel gloire pour son nom! Apportez des offrandes, et entrez dans ses parvis!

Psaume 96:1-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 96

This psalm was written by David, as appears from 1Ch 16:7,23 to whom it is ascribed by the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions. This and part of Psalm 105 were first composed and sung at the bringing of the ark from the house of Obededom to the city of David; and here it is detached from that with a new introduction to it, and applied to the times and kingdom of the Messiah, and; with great propriety, since the ark was an eminent type of him. The inscription in the Syriac version is,

``a Psalm of David, a Prophecy of the coming of the Messiah, and of the calling of the Gentiles that believe in him:''

and very rightly, since express mention is made of them in it, and of the publication of the Gospel among them; and clear reference is had to Christ, who is the Jehovah all along spoken of Jarchi well observes, that wherever a "new song" is mentioned, it is to be understood of future time, or the times of the Messiah; and the end of the psalm shows it,

\\he cometh to judge\\